Veteran Mog?l Named COO of 518 Media

Longtime home entertainment executive Wayne Mog?l has become a partner in and been named COO for 518 Media, a new Los Angeles-based theatrical distributor, film finance and production company.

The company, which will distribute six Werner Herzog films on DVD and is an investor in Sasquash Dumpling Gang, from the producers of Napoleon Dynamite, has a non-exclusive distribution deal with Subversive Cinema, Ryko Distribution and Warner Home Video.